hey guys, bad news or good news, depending on how u see it

but i think i'll be parting wit u guys much earlier. looks like i wont even stay till A Level results r out. i might be leaving around like mid feb now. if not, late feb.

it seems we might face some immigration issues wit the permanent resident thingy tt we hav.

technically, we're not supposed to stay outside of the US when we hav tt thing. so wat we used to do it go to the states every 2 yrs n apply for extension to stay outside. my cousin n their family, who were wit us last wk, met wit some unexpected prob when they went to illinois. coz their state of residency was in massachusetts, they were questioned y they were in illinois, not only tt, they were also questioned y they were based outside of US n all.

the last time they went to the states was a yr ago. tt means within one yr, probs can occur. n we've both signed on for 3 extensions already. we last went to US on june. now my dad thinks we shouldnt wait till a yr to go back, we should do earlier, so tt it wont be too obvious. so tt technically crosses out me leavin around may, which i was expected to leave then. if i go around feb, it would be like 9 months since my last visit. seems safer tt way.

i dont wanna leave so early, but i cant risk it. i mean im talking bout probable termination of my permanent residence status here. if tt's gone, my whole application process is gone, coz i'll be considered an international student then. tt mean good bye to me enrolling by 2004. im already goin paranoid whether i'll b admitted to any sch at all, coz it seems rather evident, i kinda chose those schs tt r rather competitive n all, even if i applied for like 17 (quite a number of them r like, im hopin on luck to get in)

well, theres the fall back plan. my dad's friends from his uni days in the Ph.D. course r imp ppl now. he said he has this friend of his, he can help me admit to Kyoto University anytime. all i need to do is call him. isnt tt cool or wat. of cuz its not as simple as it sounds, but yea, i got a backdoor entry. think abt it. Kyoto uni. no.2 in japan, no.30 in the whole world. but of cuz, i would hav to study in japanese.

but yea, u see the prob now. the next few days will tell wats gonna happen. still in the midst of findin out the probs n stuff.

... sigh...